Resumen

CALVO-RUBAL, A.; MARTINEZ, F.  y  TARIGO, A.. Cranial wounds of the skull by fencing - foil. Neurocirugía [online]. 2006, vol.17, n.6, pp.550-554. ISSN 1130-1473.

Penetrating stab cranial wounds of the skull by fencing - foil are rare in western countries. Case report. This 46 year old man suffered a penetrating stab wound of the skull throughout the right orbital region. As a consecuence he developed on intracranial hematoma requiring surgical evacuation. Discussion and conclusions. Damage of intracranial cuntents due to transorbital penetrating objects other than missiles is a rare event.

Palabras clave : Head injury; Penetrating skull injury; Stab wounds; Orbital trauma; Intracrial hematoma.

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